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Affiliation: Second Imperium
Re: Training Hall
Her eyes closed tight against the blinding burst of energy, her muscles tensed in preparation, and with a crackling hiss, she was enveloped in a web of lightning. Making her agony heard with a choked scream, the Sith acolyte dropped to one knee, her head bowed and her hands clutching at her midsection, tearing at the robes she wore, desperate for relief. Over the roar of her own torment, she could barely make out the snarled words of the instructor that Akribos had passed her off on:
"The weak don't last long here, worm. Your next mistake will be your last."
A final rush of violent pain, and then...it was over. Sobbing, Rhana collapsed in a heap, every inch of her body screaming out that she couldn't take this, couldn't possibly endure torture at this level. She should just give up now, and let the bittersweet kiss of death wipe away all of this, erase her entire miserable existence. And why not? What did she have to live for? Her clan was gone- slaughtered by the Sith when she was taken. She could never return to Rattatak; she had been changed forever, altered in ways that horrified even her.
But...there was something, something that refused to just lay down and take it. It was small, and it was deep within her, but it burned with a passion that lent strength to her broken body. White hot rage boiled within her, agonizing and invigorating, dark and justified. With a snarl, she rose, first to a kneeling position, and then-slowly- she got to her feet, trembling with the effort.
Her instructor was surprised. A Rodian with dull, graying skin, his multifaceted eyes widened almost imperceptibly as his hand came up slowly, grasping at the folds of his black robe to pull it tighter about his frail frame. Letting out an irritated buzz, the alien raised a hand again, intending to deliver another dose of the master's whip. But he never got the chance. There was a snap/hiss!, a flare of azure, and a startled shriek, and the hand flopped to the ground severed by the blade of Rhana's lightsaber.
Horrified, his eyes locked on the glowing stump before him, the Rodian Sith never even saw his doom approach. That same blade pierced his heart and ripped itself free, rending him nearly in twain, before extinguishing as the Rattataki collapsed to her knees, her anger and her strength both spent.
"The weak don't last long here, worm. Your next mistake will be your last."
A final rush of violent pain, and then...it was over. Sobbing, Rhana collapsed in a heap, every inch of her body screaming out that she couldn't take this, couldn't possibly endure torture at this level. She should just give up now, and let the bittersweet kiss of death wipe away all of this, erase her entire miserable existence. And why not? What did she have to live for? Her clan was gone- slaughtered by the Sith when she was taken. She could never return to Rattatak; she had been changed forever, altered in ways that horrified even her.
But...there was something, something that refused to just lay down and take it. It was small, and it was deep within her, but it burned with a passion that lent strength to her broken body. White hot rage boiled within her, agonizing and invigorating, dark and justified. With a snarl, she rose, first to a kneeling position, and then-slowly- she got to her feet, trembling with the effort.
Her instructor was surprised. A Rodian with dull, graying skin, his multifaceted eyes widened almost imperceptibly as his hand came up slowly, grasping at the folds of his black robe to pull it tighter about his frail frame. Letting out an irritated buzz, the alien raised a hand again, intending to deliver another dose of the master's whip. But he never got the chance. There was a snap/hiss!, a flare of azure, and a startled shriek, and the hand flopped to the ground severed by the blade of Rhana's lightsaber.
Horrified, his eyes locked on the glowing stump before him, the Rodian Sith never even saw his doom approach. That same blade pierced his heart and ripped itself free, rending him nearly in twain, before extinguishing as the Rattataki collapsed to her knees, her anger and her strength both spent.
